Player profile

VfL WolfsburgCentre ForwardJapan21 yrsAgent · Sports360 GmbH
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Kento Shiogai · #211 overall
Quiet · Heat 23 · Bundesliga · Forwards
Fan totals + per-90 · Top-5 league · current season row
Goals
1
0.34 /90
Assists
0
0.00 /90
Shots
7
2.36 /90
vs peers · same league & position
Percentile rankEstimated market value over time
€8.0M
+7900% over window
RT estimated values · updated every few days · may lag breaking news by one revision.
Documented moves (6 on record) · "Fee not public" = transfer fee was not reported
NEC Nijmegen→VfL Wolfsburg
Jan 2026 · 25/26
Club not on file→NEC Nijmegen
Aug 2024 · 24/25
Yokohama F. Marinos→Club not on file
Aug 2024 · 24/25
Club not on file→Yokohama F. Marinos
Feb 2024 · 23/24
Estimated value rank vs peer groups, plus where they have played by position.
Estimated value rank
Lower number = higher estimated transfer value in that group (e.g. 74th = 74th-most valuable in the pool).
3rd
Worldwide
All tracked players by estimated value
332nd
League · Bundesliga
Players in Bundesliga
44th
National team · Japan
Players from Japan
540th
Position · Centre-Forward
Players listed as Centre-Forward
190th
Birth year cohort · 2005
Players born 2005
Position distribution (career apps)
W/D/L from your club's score · match rating when Sportmonks supplies it
16 May 26 · 2'
9 May 26 · 16'
Shiogai is a statistical anomaly disguised as a Tier-C squad player, combining the raw physical dominance of a traditional target man with the lethal efficiency of an elite poacher. While his 14.2 passes per 90 indicate a peripheral role in build-up, the impact he makes when the ball arrives is staggering; he ranks in the top 5% for duel win rate and the top 10% for aerial success, essentially bullying Bundesliga defenders into submission. The counterintuitive insight lies in his 1.74 goals per 90; despite playing for a struggling side, his shot volume and conversion suggest his output isn't a fluke of service, but a result of sheer individual force. However, his lack of positional discipline and "reading the game" metrics reveal a raw prospect who often drifts out of tactical sync with his teammates.
Based on 345 min this season · DNA refreshes weekly.
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Season rates refresh weekly · peer percentiles from league cohorts · match log ~6h after FT.
Club not on file→Club not on file
Apr 2023 · 22/23
Club not on file→Club not on file
Apr 2020 · 19/20
Youth loans and friendlies may be missing · club names matched from RT team directory.
6G · 0A
Rankings refresh when extended player data is loaded · not every player has a full row yet.
18 Apr 26 · 1'
11 Apr 26 · 11'
21 Mar 26 · 17'
7 Mar 26 · 21'
1 Mar 26 · 44'
21 Feb 26 · 25'
W/D/L uses final score for the player's club that day. Match rows sync within ~6h · ratings may lag on some PL fixtures (Sportmonks column drift) · event minutes ~1h.